Ovo (Cirque du Soleil)
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| Company | Cirque du Soleil |
| Genre | Contemporary circus |
| Show type | Touring show |
| Date of premiere | April 23, 2009 |
| Creative team | |
| Writer, director, and choreographer | Deborah Colker |
| Creation director | Chantal Tremblay |
| Set and props designer | Gringo Cardia |
| Composer and musical director | Berna Ceppas |
| Costume designer | Liz Vandal |
| Lighting designer | Eric Champoux |
| Artistic guides |
Guy Laliberté Gilles Ste-Croix |
| Sound designer | Jonathan Deans |
| Makeup designer | Julie Bégin |
| Rigging and acrobatic equipment designer | Fred Gérard |
| Acrobatic performance designer | Phillipe Aubertin |
| Other information | |
| Preceded by | Criss Angel Believe (2008) |
| Succeeded by | Banana Shpeel (2009) |
| Official website | |
Ovo is a touring circus production by Cirque du Soleil that premiered in Montréal, Canada, in 2009. Ovo's creator and director, Deborah Colker, took inspiration from the world of insects. The idea for Ovo was not to be about the acts, nor dancing, nor insects, but about movement. The movement of life permeates the entire show with creatures flying, leaping, bounding, and crawling. Composer Berna Ceppas brought additional life to Ovo with a score inspired by the music of Brazil. ovo means "egg" in Portuguese and represents the underlying thread through the show. Graphically, inside the logo of Ovo, is an insect. The two O's represent the eyes and the V forms the nose and antennas.
During late April 2011, Ovo had to cancel performances in Ohio due to flooding at Coney Island. The Ohio River began flooding due to heavy rains over the period of a few days. The team had been running pumps, and adjusting parking as well as the show's layout, but finally did have to cancel multiple performances (April 22 - May 1, 2011).
The stage and set for Ovo were designed by Gringo Cardio and utilize irregular shapes throughout. The rear wall is 19 metres (62 ft) wide by 8 metres (26 ft) high and is only supported at the sides, thus allowing the trampolines for the final act to slide into place. During its arena tour, Ovo used the stage from the classic cirque show, Dralion. Inset in the wall are 24 "firefly eggs"; these are moulded fibreglass bulbs fitted with LED bulbs which can produce a full color spectrum of light. The "membranes" seen throughout the performance are quite large in scale, the largest being 24 metres (79 ft) wide by 17 metres (56 ft) high. The egg seen at the beginning of the show is inflated to the size of 8.5 metres (28 ft) wide by 7 metres (23 ft) high.
Ovo has the largest flying act yet undertaken by Cirque du Soleil, as of 2010. To support the act there are 80 cables which have to be installed during the performance; this requires the assistance of upwards of 40 performers and technicians. The trapeze net itself is 3 metres (9.8 ft) off the ground and spans 30 metres (98 ft) in length and 15 metres (49 ft) in width.
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